CULTURE
Am I the Only One Making Low-Key Plans for Surviving World War III and the Apocalypse?
Real prepping is not what you think it is
An older neighbor of mine loves yard work and is almost always outside when I walk by with my dogs, so we often end up chatting for a few minutes.
She just asked me if I understood that I’m going to have to start canning my own food soon. And it made me wonder if we aren’t all thinking things like this now.
Living through a pandemic, watching wars break out in Europe and the Middle East and realizing that a third of Americans support a man willing to overthrow our democracy will do that to you.
If you’re not concerned, you should be
I don’t mean that we need to hoard a year’s worth of beans or dig a bunker. I’m talking about something else.
You cannot possibly save enough food to last forever. Yes, have a reasonable stock of supplies and know how to take care of yourself.
I like knowing I can identify some edible wild plants, have decent gardening skills and don’t live far from the Illinois River. I know how to make bread, cheese, yogurt and so forth. These are all good things.
